Thanks again for all of the advice.

I've figured out a way to easily get the ends of my G5RV off the ground by at least 15 feet, and I'm going to hang up an Alpha Delta wire antenna as well to see how the two compare.

Thank you both for your responses, I'll raise the ends as close to 10 feet as I can get and will see how the performance improves.

I will mention too, despite it sounding like a safety hazard I have the wire positioned in such a way that it's completely protected from anyone/anything walking past.  

Thanks again for the help!
73,
Matt

Hello all,

I currently have a G5RV hanging from a tree in an inverted V configuration, with the center about 37-42 feet above ground.  The ends, however, are very near the ground and I'm hoping to better understand wire antennas in general, what would be optimal, or if this even matters much.

Will I see improvements if I raise the ends to at least 6-10 feet off the ground?  I may be able to raise the center by another 5-7 feet but I'm not sure how close I can keep the overall angle of the "V" near 90 degrees if I raise the ends by more than a few feet each.  Am I over thinking this?  I really just want to be sure I'm maximizing my TX power and not losing as much into the ground.

Thanks in advance for your replies,
73,
Matt - W4MBT